GA Russell

The Argos gave away Byron Parker, one of their best players, to the Eskimos today. The veterans don't seem to think much of Bart Andrus. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/park...article1304369/

Her appeal has always been a mystery to me. Too nasal most of the time.

Montreal Alouettes 42....Hamilton Tiger-Cats 8 http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.../AJN4256319.htm A real dud. The Ticats didn't show up. I turned it off during the second quarter. ***** Calgary Stampeders 27....British Columbia Lions 18 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4256357 Decent game. The Lions faded in the stretch. ***** Saskatchewan Roughriders 23....Edmonton Eskimos 20 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4256545 Lots of fun. I think there were seven lead changes. History was made as a league record 62,517 attended. ***** Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29....Toronto Argonauts 24 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4256649 The Bombers had a 29-9 lead after three, and almost blew it. Michael Bishop had his best game of the season. Apparently Mike Kelly no longer has much of a hand in the offense. The Argos have a pretty tough schedule the rest of the way, and it is difficult to see how they can make the playoffs.

With five minutes to go the score was tied at 67. Geelong won the game with a goal with two and a half minutes left. At the very end Geelong scored an uncontested goal to win by 12. This was the first time in history for a team to trail after each of the first three periods, and come back and win it in the fourth. Geelong has been in the Grand Final the past three years. They won two years ago. St. Kilda has not won since 1966.

At halftime, St. Kilda leads by one goal (six points). Geelong had the early momentum and scored the first three goals. But St. Kilda dominated for a while and took the lead. Geelong came back with two goals, then St. Kilda tied the game at 31. Then Geelong scored two goals in 45 seconds and it looked good for them. But St. Kilda scored three goals in the last minute of the half! I have to wonder if that's ever been done before.

It's great to see you back MG!

Tonight's the night! The game is scheduled to start at 12:30 am eastern, 9:30 pm pacific. I am going to use the link above to see if that still works. This year the Geelong Cats return to face the St. Kilda Saints. I remember when Australian rules football was on ESPN every week, St. Kilda was the worst team in the league. But that was a long time ago.

David Naylor Week 13 preview http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/week...article1300733/ Gregg Xenakes Week 13 preview http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4256014

The Eskimos have signed Reggie Hunt. We'll see if he has any gas left in the tank. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/eski...article1300106/

My first jazz album (1966) was Hang On Ramsey by the Ramsey Lewis Trio. It included their hit single of Hard Day's Night.

Thanks Michael! That Minute Maid commercial is great! To me he will always be Elfego Baca.

Happy Birthday 2009 Ron!

Anybody else remember the 50s tv show The Last of the Mohicans? I remember it well. I have always thought of Lon Chaney, Jr., as Chingachcook rather than as the Wolfman. Anyway, John Hart, the actor who played Hawkeye, has died. He also played the Lone Ranger for a year, but I don't remember that. And the obit says that he was married for 52 years to the woman he married ten days after meeting her! http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-...0,2845778.story

Happy Birthday 2009 gdogus, wherever you are!

The league ruled today that the Bombers may not put Barrin Simpson on the nine-game injured list. That means that his salary will count against the cap. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/simp...article1297219/

You can now listen to Dresden at lala.com here: http://www.lala.com/#album/432627041169188196

At present Mose and Georgie are my two favorites. Two weeks ago I opened up disc 2 of Van Morrison's A Night in San Francisco in which Georgie plays a major role. He even sings a solo on Jumpin' with Symphony Sid. It appeared to me that Georgie was Van's musical director then (1993), but I could be wrong.

The Lions have signed Casey Printers! No word yet on how much they are paying him. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/prin...article1295483/ **** The Bombers today traded Riall Johnson and Shawn Mayne to the Als for one of their backup QBs, Ricky Santos. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/foot...article1296115/

I do too. This is new with giving the coach the power to call a time out. And what makes it worse, he can say to the ref, "We don't want to take a time out right this moment. We want to take a time out when there are four seconds left on the play clock." Both the CFL and the NFL should scotch that rule IMO.

Alexander, I might suggest that you ask your doctor or do some googling about pipe smoking and lip cancer. I don't smoke a pipe very often, and it is my impression that lip cancer is a real possibility for those who do.

Lala: Stan Getz - Sweet Rain Cal Tjader - Monterey Concerts Wayne Shorter - Schizophrenia

Alexander, for pipe tobacco I recommend Mark Ryan at D&R Tobacco, who is a friend of mine. He was the leading independent maker of roll-your-own cigarette tobaccos until the recent change in the law forced him to switch the way his blends are cut from cigarette to pipe tobacco. I currently enjoy Picayune, but it is probably too strong for a beginner. You might like Vengeur. Give them a call and Patsy can make a recommendation. Here is their website: http://www.smoke-n-chew.com/

Montreal Alouettes 33....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4255254 Pretty boring. The Bombers scored first with a TD, and after that it was all Alouettes. ***** Immediately after the game, the Bombers traded Romby Bryant and Arjei Franklin to the Stampeders. http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4255294 ***** Edmonton Eskimos 31....Saskatchewan Roughriders 27 http://64.246.64.33/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=s...aspx?id=4255323 Great game! The Eskimos slowly scored a TD on all three of their first half possessions, but the Riders fought back to take the lead. History was made when Omarr Morgan set a league record for a fumble return to score a TD. At the time, the announcers said it was 106 yards, but later they said 105. I see that the above link lists it as 108. The Eskimos scored the winning TD with 1:09 left to go in the game on a 68 yard pass from Ray to Maurice Mann. The Riders moved all the way down the field in the final minute. On the last play of the game from the 17, the pass fell incomplete in the end zone.

I'm so sorry I don't meet your high standards, Larry.

Jan Garbarek has a new 2 CD album coming out called Dresden. It was recorded live in concert there. I've listened to the first CD a number of times. It has an early 70s feel. I've tried to like Garbarek over the years, but generally found what I have heard to be uninteresting. In that light, I find Dresden to be the most interesting thing of his that I've heard yet. It's not the best album ECM has put out this year, but it's good enough to be in my rotation for a while.